Explanation
The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a purchase order with Byers Ford for the purchase of a Diesel Powered Cab and Chassis with 12 Foot Stake Body, for the Division of Power and Water, Hydrant Maintenance. The lowest, responsive, responsible bidder is Byers Ford at $43,278.00. They do not have MBE/FBE status. This purchase has been approved by the Fleet Management Division.
The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on July 17, 2008. Seven (7) bids were received. A tabulation of that bid is available on the attached recommendation letter.
SUPPLIER: Byers Ford, CC# 31-4139860, expiration date: May 20, 2010
Fiscal Impact: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $95,000.00 for a Diesel Powered Cab and Chassis with 12 Foot Stake Body, in the 2008 Budget.
No similar expenditures in 2006 or 2007.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Byers Ford for the purchase of a Diesel Powered Cab and Chassis with 12 Foot Stake Body, for the Division of Power and Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $43,278.00 from the Water System Operating Fund. ($43,278.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office opened formal bids on July 17, 2008 for the purchase of a Diesel Powered Cab and Chassis with 12 Foot Stake Body, for the Division of Power and Water, Hydrant Maintenance, and
WHEREAS, the Division of Power and Water recommends an award to be made to the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder Byers Ford and,
WHEREAS, it has become necessary to issue a purchase order in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications of Solicitation Number: SA002949 on file in the Purchasing Office, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Finance and Management be and...
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